Tagged Stories: "oysters"

A new generation looks to aquaculture to harvest this iconic food

The area, in acres, of oyster reefs targeted for restoration in the Little Choptank and Tred Avon rivers

Maryland sanctuary now home to more than two billion oysters

For many, shucking oysters is just a necessary step to enjoying a meal, but to George Hastings, it’s an art

Foresters get a feel for life downstream on a trip to one of the last inhabited islands of the Chesapeake Bay.

By connecting chefs with seafood, the state agency emphasizes the importance of buying local.

Scientists explain shoreline protection at the Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge.

Survival rates are up and harvests have increased in portions of the Chesapeake Bay.

Shellfish raised on the river bottom would remove excess nutrients from the water.

Simon Dean and his crew catch bushels of the native shellfish on board the Roughwater.